Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]

My father looked like your typical Santa Claus! High cheekbones, moustache (of course - but no beard) He had high cheekbones, blue eyes and fine fairish/brown straight hair. I look very like him but without the moustache! I have fair skin but tan very easily.

My grandparents, however, from the one photo I have of them look darker and have a different physiognomy, they don't look as slavic. As my father was married before, I have a half sister who has almost jet black wavy hair and dark grey eyes and looks more like our grandparents than she does our Dad.

And I recently was very attracted to a Kurd who I met while I was buying an apartment in Turkiye of all places! Felt very in tune with him for some reason.